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o'donoghue

/oˈdɑ.nəˌhjuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
o'-donoghue
IPA
/oˈdɑ.nəˌhjuː/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish; variant forms Donahue, Donoghue, Donohue, O'Donohue.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Donnchadha (“descendant of Donnchadh (“Duncan”)”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Donnchadha

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /oˈdɑ.nəˌhjuː/
  • British English: /ɒˈdɒ.nəˌhjuː/

Inflected Forms

O'Donoghues (plural)

Rhymes With

donaghue

Questions

How do you pronounce o'donoghue?
The recorded pronunciation is /oˈdɑ.nəˌhjuː/.
What does o'donoghue mean?
A surname from Irish; variant forms Donahue, Donoghue, Donohue, O'Donohue.
Where does o'donoghue come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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